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Dr. Larry McKinney Leaves a Sterling Legacy at TPWD

Posted by: Larry Bozka on May 8th, 2008

It was with mixed emotions that I learned of Dr. Larry McKinney’s departure from the ranks of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. I have worked with Dr. McKinney on a great many print and broadcast stories over the past two decades, and without exception, he exhibited a degree of candor and integrity that is […]

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Surfside Marina Now Open to Sport Fishermen

Posted by: Larry Bozka on April 24th, 2008

SURFSIDE, TX – If you have driven over the Surfside Bridge lately, you’re bound to have seen it. As you’re heading toward Surfside Beach, cresting the bridge, to your right is situated a brand-new (and really big) facility that has changed the face of sport fishing amenities on the Upper Texas Coast.
 My friend and video […]

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Variety Pays: Team Shake N Bake Takes Second in Plugger Open Pro-Am Trout Series Matagorda Tournament

Posted by: Larry Bozka on April 21st, 2008

Although a bit windy, we just said goodbye to a very pretty springtime weekend blessed with blue skies and pleasantly cool temperatures. It was also one that my friends Danny Marshall and Mike Pickell of Seabrook are not likely to forget anytime soon.
 Fishing the Matagorda Bay System for only the second time in their lives, […]

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Dragonfly Days Weekend, May 15-18, Showcases Colorful New Pursuit

Posted by: Larry Bozka on April 19th, 2008

I received this news release several days ago from the good folks at the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. It brought to mind a macro photo I took last summer of a ruby dragonfly, a beautiful insect that upon close inspection sent me and my good friend, photographer Mark Hall of CoastalPhotos.net, scurrying for our […]

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Red Snapper Town Hall Meeting Slated for April 25 at UH Clear Lake

Posted by: Larry Bozka on April 17th, 2008

This just in from veteran Gulf charterboat skipper Capt. Charles Foster of Blue Chip Charter Services of Sargent, Texas. Capt. Foster has been running Gulf trips for 27 years, and for the past 15 has been headquartered out of Sargent.
Capt. Foster and his wife (and, for all practical purposes, “co-captain,” seeing as how she can […]

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